Emile’s Dream

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero Legendary Newfoundland fiddler and storyteller Emile Benoit was a figurehead for the Newfoundland folk renaissance, contributing over 150 distinctly original fiddle compositions, and his seemingly endless catalogue of fantastical stories of English, Irish, and French origins. Originally commissioned by and co-produced at the Stephenville Theatre Festival as Vive La Rose, Emile’s Dream is a lively […]

Afterimage

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero An accidental electrocution and an unexpectedly forged family. These two seemingly disconnected events intertwine to tell a story of connectivity and belonging in Afterimage, based on the short story by lauded poet and novelist Michael Crummey (River Thieves, The Wreckage, Galore, and Sweetland). Lise Lacouer is an outcast because of her gift […]

Under Wraps

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero Who could have predicted finding love in a furniture store, or finding it with an unemployed lifeguard? But despite their immediate connection, Mark isn’t sure if David is gay. Mark isn’t even sure if Mark is gay. As he falls deeper in love, Mark works desperately to make David nothing more than […]

Oil and Water

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero Oil and Water is Artistic Fraud’s theatrical retelling of the incredible true story of Lanier Phillips. Shipwrecked aboard the USS Truxtun in 1942, Mr. Phillips was the only African American survivor. What happened to this son of the racially segregated south at the hand of the nearby town of St. Lawrence forever […]

Empire of the Son

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero From Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre comes this beautiful and inventive performance about a son standing in the cultural and emotional shadow of his traditional Japanese father. In this exhilaratingly original, multimedia one-man show, actor / comedian / radio broadcaster Tetsuro Shigematsu tells the dynamic story of an emotionally distant father, Akira, whose […]

Between Breaths Orchestral

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero Feb. 14-15, 2019 St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre Between Breaths is Artistic Fraud’s retelling of the story of Dr. Jon Lien who pioneered techniques for rescuing whales trapped in fishing nets. It premiered in 2018 in a sold out run, and now Artistic Fraud have commissioned acclaimed composer Duane Andrews to […]

The Imaginary Real

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero THE IMAGINARY REAL was launched in 2022 as an app-based project; twenty audio monologues hidden around the city. Each unique monologue was written, directed, and recorded by a team of local artists. These monologues worked in tandem with their locations to create an elevated storytelling experience for the listener. After two summers of […]

I Forgive You

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero In October 2013, Scott Jones was leaving a bar in New Glasgow Nova Scotia when he was attacked, stabbed in the back, and left paralyzed from the waist down. In the months following, his story garnered international attention, not only for its brutality, but also for Scott’s uncommonly early decision to forgive […]

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero Based on the classic novel by Wayne Johnson, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is a fictionalized retelling of the story of Joseph R. Smallwood, the man who led Newfoundland into Confederation with Canada and who served at its first premier for 23 years. Smallwood’s story is anchored and propelled by one of […]